CSD Car Purchase Eligibility 2022 PDF Download
All Armed Forces Personnel and Ordnance Civilian officers are eligible to purchase a car from the CSD canteen. The CSD has restricted buying cars from the CSD Depot canteen to all eligible customers. The periodicity of purchasing of car rules are amended recently and it is given below for your information. Before that, all CSD Smart Card Customers should follow the instructions before buying cars from the CSD canteen.
- Certified that I have not purchased any four-wheeler vehicle from CSD as per the eligibility given below.
- I am eligible to buy a car through CSD, and not utilize the facilities of CPO Canteen Services.
- The Car applied is for personal use and will not be sold/ transferred for four years.
- I am liable to pay the Excise/Sales Tax (applicable for Civil Defence Personnel).
- The above details are correct and in case of false declaration, I would be liable for disciplinary action.
- I am liable to pay VAT/other Taxes availed by me in case of any violation of the above conditions of purchase.
- I certify that I have personally read the terms of purchase and are acceptable to me.
- I affirm that the above details are correct to the best of my knowledge
Procedure to Buy a Car from CSD Canteen
All Ranks (serving retired) of the Armed Forces are eligible for purchasing AFD items like refrigerators, televisions, Washing machines, Music systems, and other household durable goods.
Eligibility Criteria of Car Through CSD
Pay Matrix Level 3A to 6
Pay Band: Armed Forces Personnel (Serving and Retired) & Widows (As applicable) Pay Level 3A to 6
Cost: 6 Lakhs excluding taxes
Periodicity: The first car while in service and the Second car after Retirement. First car after min Five Years of service. The gap between the purchase of Two cars is Eight years. For Widows, if the late husband had purchased a car each while in service and after retirement, the widow will not be eligible to buy a car. In case the late husband had purchased only one car while in service, then widow can buy one car through CSD after a gap of Eight years from the date of last purchase.
Pay Matrix Level 7 to 9
Pay Band: Armed Forces Personnel (Serving and Retired) and Widows as applicable Pay Level 7 to 9
Cost: 7 Lakhs excluding taxes
Periodically: First car as an OR, second car on promotion as JCO, and third car after retirement. First car after min Five years of service. The gap between the purchase of Two cars is Eight years. (For Widows, if the last husband had purchased a car each while in service and after retirement, the widow will not be eligible to buy a car. In case the late husband had purchased car (s) only while in service, then widow can buy one car through CSD after a gap of Eight years from the date of last purchase.)
Pay Matrix Level 10 to 18
Pay Band: Armed Forces Personnel (Serving and Retired) and Widows (as applicable) Pay Level 10-18
Cost: Rs.15 Lakhs excluding taxes
Periodically: Once in Eight years
Civil Defence Ordnance Officers
Pay Band: Civil Defence Officers (Serving only) Pay Level 11 to 18
Cost: Rs.15 Lakhs excluding taxes
Periodically: Once in Eight years
Eligibility Criteria of Bike, Scooter Through CSD
Eligibility Criteria for Other AFD Items such as Bike, Scooter, Air Conditioner, Refridgerator, Washing Machine
The following category of canteen smartcard holders are authorized for other AFD items:-
(a) Armed Forces personnel (Serving & Retired).
(b) Civil Defence Employees (Serving only).
(c) Gap between the purchase of same item/ two-wheeler to be a minimum of four years.
Eligibility and other conditions for Purchase of Bike and Scooter
- All ranks (serving retired)
- Widows of service personnel (including remarried)
- The eldest child of the deceased service personnel, if he is not survived by his wife, provided the under-mentioned conditions are fulfilled :
- If a son, he should be between 18 to 25 years of age and should not be in Service or commercially employed.
- If a daughter, she should be unmarried.
Restriction Entitled category of persons should not have drawn brought any of the above items within the last two years. Further, an undertaking is to be given by the entitled purchaser that he/she shall not sell the vehicle for two years from the date of purchase.
Entitlement to Cars
The following categories of personnel who are authorized CSD facilities are also entitled to purchase four-wheelers.
All Commissioned / Honorary Commissioned Officers (serving/retired).
- Widows of Service Officers.
- Equivalent status of Civilian Officers / Officers of CSD. However, they will have to pay sales tax as applicable in the respective State.
- All GREF Officers (serving / retired)
- All SSC and EC Officers who have put in five years of reckonable service before release.
- One of the parents i.e. either the father or the mother of unmarried deceased officers.
- Either of the officer’s children, if both the parents have died and the child is drawing pension from Defence Estimates.
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FAQ

Is eligible to buy a car for pay level 7 in CSD AFD online portal?
Yes, personnel who are in service or retired of pay level 7 to 9 are eligible to buy a car in CSD AFD online portal. They can purchase a car valued at up to 7 lakhs.
What is the condition for buying a second car in CSD AFD online portal?
First car as an OR, second car on promotion as JCO, and third car after retirement. First car after Five years of service. The gap between the purchase of Two cars is to be Eight years.
Who are eligible to buy a car in CSD once in 8 years?
Armed Forces Officers who are in Pay level 10 and pay level 11 in Civilian officers are eligible to buy a car in the CSD canteen once in 8 years.